Creating an EVS Snapshot

Function

This API is used to create an EVS snapshot.

URI

• URI format

  POST /v3/{project_id}/snapshots

• Parameter description

  Parameter	Mandatory	Description
  project_id	Yes	Specifies the project ID. For details about how to obtain the project ID, see Obtaining a Project ID.

Request

• Parameter description

  Parameter	Type	Mandatory	Description
  snapshot	Object	Yes	Specifies the information of the snapshot to be created. For details, see Parameters in the snapshot field.

• Parameters in the snapshot field

  Parameter	Type	Mandatory	Description
  volume_id	String	Yes	Specifies the ID of the snapshot's source disk.
  force	Boolean	No	Specifies the flag for forcibly creating a snapshot. The default value is false. If this parameter is set to false and the disk is in the attaching state, the snapshot cannot be forcibly created. If this parameter is set to true and the disk is in the attaching state, the snapshot can be forcibly created.
  metadata	Object	No	Specifies the snapshot metadata.
  description	String	No	Specifies the snapshot description. The value can be null. The value can contain a maximum of 255 bytes.
  name	String	No	Specifies the snapshot name. The value can contain a maximum of 255 bytes. NOTE: When creating a backup for a disk, a snapshot will be created and named with prefix autobk_snapshot_. The EVS console has imposed operation restrictions on snapshots with prefix autobk_snapshot_. Therefore, you are advised not to use autobk_snapshot_ as the name prefix for the snapshots you created. Otherwise, the snapshots cannot be used normally.

• Example request

  {
      "snapshot": {
          "name": "snap-001", 
          "description": "Daily backup", 
          "volume_id": "5aa119a8-d25b-45a7-8d1b-88e127885635", 
          "force": false, 
          "metadata": { }
      }
  }

Response

• Parameter description

  Parameter	Type	Description
  snapshot	Object	Specifies the snapshot information. For details, see Parameters in the snapshot field.
  error	Object	Specifies the error message returned when an error occurs. For details, see Parameters in the error field.

• Parameters in the snapshot field

  Parameter	Type	Description
  id	String	Specifies the snapshot ID.
  status	String	Specifies the snapshot status. For details, see EVS Snapshot Status.
  name	String	Specifies the snapshot name.
  description	String	Specifies the snapshot description.
  created_at	String	Specifies the time when the snapshot was created. Time format: UTC YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.XXXXXX
  metadata	Object	Specifies the snapshot metadata.
  volume_id	String	Specifies the ID of the snapshot's source disk.
  size	Integer	Specifies the snapshot size, in GB.
  updated_at	String	Specifies the time when the snapshot was updated. Time format: UTC YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.XXXXXX

• Parameters in the error field

  Parameter	Type	Description
  message	String	The error message returned if an error occurs.
  code	String	The error code returned if an error occurs. For details about the error code, see Error Codes.

• Example response

  {
      "snapshot": {
          "status": "creating", 
          "description": "Daily backup", 
          "created_at": "2013-02-25T03:56:53.081642", 
          "metadata": { }, 
          "volume_id": "5aa119a8-d25b-45a7-8d1b-88e127885635", 
          "size": 1, 
          "id": "ffa9bc5e-1172-4021-acaf-cdcd78a9584d", 
          "name": "snap-001", 
          "updated_at": "2013-02-25T03:56:53.081642"
      }
  }

  or

  {
      "error": {
          "message": "XXXX", 
          "code": "XXX"
      }
  }

  In the preceding example, error indicates a general error, for example, badRequest or itemNotFound. An example is provided as follows:

  {
      "itemNotFound": {
          "message": "XXXX", 
          "code": "XXX"
      }
  }

Status Codes

• Normal

  202

Error Codes

For details, see Error Codes.